Readvertise for Automobile Pumps After Council Clash
Red Bank council voted to cancel a contract for two American LaFrance pumps after firemen opposed the engine. A committee sought bids for one or two pumps, a release was drawn, and bids were to be readvertised for January 6, 1914, with sewer and street matters also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
LaFrance
New York
Lou J. Tetley
Independent Fire Company
Robinson
American-La- France
la France
Edmund Wilson
Mr. Tetley
Wilson
Cook
Hugh Phillips
Phillip
Miller
Miller, Phillips and Wood
O. F. Beutell
American-LaFrance Company
Beutell
Beutelman
Hudson Avenue
Canal Street
al. Iving
G. Hance Patterson
Broad Street
Monmouth Street
Red Bank Council
Brown Place
Recorder
Freehold
Bridge Avenue
Navesink Hook and and Ladder
Liberty Hose Company
George Matthews
Washington Street
REV Bank Connell
New Crew to Bomb Maker Hopes Arrest Soon
New York Dec 16 Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty led a hunt for Ida Anusewitz murderer. A crew was sent from police headquarters to pursue the maker of the infernal machine. Dougherty believes motive is established and the mystery may be cleared within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougherty
New York
Ida Anusewitz
Wilson curb on trusts is report
Washington reports the annual secretary of commerce budget outlines the Wilson administration’s antitrust plan. The Davies commissioner's input signals a push for stronger law to curb restraints, regulate charters, prevent stock watering, and ban cross holdings in competing firms.
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Washington
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Wilson
Joseph A. Davies
Congress
Davies
Secretary of Commerce
Cincinnati Directors Oppose Tinker Sale to Brooklyn
The Cincinnati Baseball Club directors disapproved of selling star Joe Tinker to the Brooklyn club for cash. They telegrammed Brooklyn president Charles Ebbets offering a deal with Tinker plus players or cash, hoping to exchange Pitcher Yingling or Ragan or Outfielder Moran or Stengel. If no deal, Tinker could still receive $10,000 from Herrmann. Also details on Cox and Williams indictments and Paul baseball debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Dee
Cincinnati Baseball Ers
Joe Tinker
Herrmann
Brooklyn Club
Charles Ebbets
Brooklyn
Tinker
Yingling
Ragan
Moran
Stengel
Sylvia Pankhurst Freed After Sleep Striking Campaign
Sylvia Pankhurst is released from an English prison following her participation in a campaign centered on sleep striking. The move comes amid ongoing protests and public support for the activist cause.
Sleep strike helper of suffragists released from Holloway
Sleep striking suffragette technique led to a swift prison release for Syl via Pankhurst. Inventor She was freed under a mild leave license from Holloway jail after refusing to sleep eat or drink while confined leaving her in a weakened condition.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
Holloway
FLOWERS BLOOM NEAR ICE AS SKATERS ENJOY CANAL
Washington New Jersey December 16 With boys and girls skating on the Morris canal and three inches of ice reported in the area dandelions are springing up in the grass along the canal Mrs Charles Force of this place picked fresh pansies from her garden A number of farmers have tapped maple trees and found sap plentiful Even the hens seem convinced spring has arrived and have begun laying eggs
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Morris Canal
Washington, N. J
Charles Force
Fifteen Arrested In State Gambling Raid And Local Notes
Fifteen men paid fines totaling 110 dollars to Recorder Yost in Montclair after a police gambling raid by six officers. Mileged proprietor Michael Ridolfe won and earned 40 dollars. Kampfire Steel and Iron of Mount Hope plans to rehire many workers laid off weeks ago. Summit hosts an anti cigarette conference in the YMCA building to form a league urging stores to refuse sales to minors. A municipal Christmas tree project has a forming committee and substantial donations. Bayonne to unveil a forty foot electric lit tree, first in city history. A large oil spill on John M. Smith’s Potteraville farm burned thousands of gallons, clouding the area with heavy black smoke. Jeanette L Harris infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Harris of South Orange died at Orange Memorial Hospital following a bath accident when she fell into a tub full of scalding water.
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Yost
Montclair
Michael Ridolfe
Jeanette L. Harris
John Harris
South Orange
Orange Memorial Hospital
Anxious 10. AID IN CONVICTION Hans Schmidt on trial
New York December 16 Hans Schmidt former priest on trial for the murder of Anna Aumueller demanded to testify in his own defense. He proclaimed he would prove he is sane and resisted the defense claim of insanity. His father Heinrich Schmidt testified to alleged early signs of abnormality and blood craving in his son.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumueller
W. M. K. Olcott
Schmidt
John the Baptist
Heinrich Schmidt
Ex Sheriff Zeller starts prison term on birthday
Trenton N J December 16 ex sheriff of Hudson county John Zeller began a two to three year penitentiary term after exhausting all legal avenues His 58th birthday was marked by the sentence He was jailed near Atlantic County politicians recently starting one year terms and had a clerk Metzinger who did little work paid a $500 salary to Zeller for the clerk position The article also notes the funeral of Mr Mount and local society brief items with holiday advertising text
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Trenton
N. J
John Zeller
Hudson County
Zeller
Louis Keurdine
John Unsworth
Estell D. Rightmore
Frank
Christmas Exercises at Oceanic Presbyterian Church
The Sewing Circle of Oceanic held its Christmas exercises for nearly a hundred girls at the Presbyterian Church. A cantata Christmas Wishes featured Grace Van Nest as fairy, Helen McKay as Mother Goose, and Theresa Herold as Santa Claus. Gifts followed, including pocketbooks for teachers and linen handkerchiefs for scholars, with Mrs. Bertram Borden delivering a thank you address.
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Oceanic
Presbyterian Church House
Grace van Nest
Justice
Levi B. van Nest
Helen McKay
Mother Goose
Theresa Herold
Santa Claus
Bertram Borden
Borden
Christmas pardons rule by Georgia governor shocks precedent
In Atlanta on December 10, Governor John M. Slaton declared no convict will receive a Christmas pardon this year, arguing appeals must stand or fall on merits rather than holiday timing. The decision marks a long established precedent being broken. Prof. Southwick speaks at Intermedial auditorium on readings to a fair audience, hosted by the Academic Literary Society. The event featured Shakespearean pieces and other oratory, drawing modest attendance and praise for the performance.
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Georgia
Franks
Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Southwick
Prof. Southwick
Emerson School of Oratory
Academic Literary Society
Te Society
Box Sent to Old Ladies Home by Red Bank Church Women
Mrs. Catherin of Red Bank sent a box to the Old Ladies Home at Asbury Park containing Witch Hazel jars fruit jelly soup vegetables pickles catsup cereal crackers jelly tablets macaroons toilet soap peroxide oranges clams candy grape juice honey potatoes apples and cash. Three dollars in cash aided last Sunday's dinner. Miss Fanny Antonides, once of Red Bank, is an inmate. the home is non sectarian with thirteen residents.
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Red Bank
Catherin
Old Ladies’ Home
Seventh Avenue
Asbury Park
Fanny Antonides
Red
Freeholders settle Como flume dispute with creditors
The Board of Freeholders met at the courthouse and reached a settlement with labor and material creditors on the Como flume project. They will pay 70 percent of the contract price to each creditor. The contract was let to Has Kell & Capers of New York, with external labor increasing bills above the original price. The board later inspected the Clarksburg Stone Tavern gravel road by Joseph L. Butcher of Farmingdale and agreed to accept it as completed.
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Freehold
Board of Freeholders
Court House
Haskell & Capers
New York
Pennypacker Building Sold at Sheriff Sale
The Pennypacker Publishing building at Fifth Avenue and Main Street in Asbury Park was sold at a sheriff sale yesterday in the suit of Selma Laufer. The Duplex Printing Press Company of Battle Creek Michigan purchased the property for 23860 dollars and 70 cents to protect its interest after also holding a claim of 10561 dollars.
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Pennypacker Publishing
Fifth Avenue
Main Street
Asbury Park
Selma Laufer
Duplex Printing Press Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Rinting Press Company
Public sale of mortgage on West property in Long Branch
The New Jersey Mortgage and Trust Company secretary announces a public sale on Saturday December 27 1913 at 11 am at 174 Broadway Long Branch NJ of a First Bond and Mortgage made by Richard West and Mary R West and Ernest West to Jesse P Manahan dated October 25 1902 for 3000 dollars at 5 percent interest. Terms and conditions announced at sale.
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Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
Richard West
Mary R. West
Ernest West
Jesse P. Manahan
NEW Jersey Mortgage and Trust Company
A. T. Woolley
Secty
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Consolidated Gas CO
New Jersey
Merry Christmas
Tinker Sale
St. Paul
Keller
Comornalty
American Press Association
Kampfire Steel and Iron Company of
Mount Hope
M.C. A
Summit
Bayonne
John M. Smith
Potteraville
Smith Land
Olhmidt
Begin
Mr. Mount
John A. Mount
Elizabeth
Navesink
Fair View
Middletown
Mises Marion Butler
Edith Durham
Louise, Durham
Somerville
Little Miss van Nest
Box
Como Flume
Pennypacker
Wert
P. D
Mark Cross
Auto Strop
Gillette Razors
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